Nagananda Kodituwakku Vs. Neville Goonewardena and others – CA WRIT APPLICATION NO. 152/2012-2012

In the case between Nagananda Kodituwakku (Petitioner) and Neville Goonewardena (Director General of Customs), D.S.P. Senarathna (Controller Imports and Exports), and S.H. Hemachandra (Registrar of Motor Vehicles) (Respondents), the court addressed the issue of whether sufficient material had been submitted demonstrating that an application for a “blue permit” had been made to the Import Controller. It was held that insufficient evidence was presented to establish the submission of such an application, and consequently, the issuance of notice on the writ application was refused. However, the petitioner was reserved the right to file a fresh application if warranted. The decision reaffirmed the principle that in writ proceedings, the applicant bears the burden of establishing a prima facie